Bug FAQBigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle
Hyperaspis bigeminata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Also called: Bigeminy Lady Beetle
Adults are tiny, measuring about 2.4 to 3.35 mm long. Males have a yellow front edge and sides on the pronotum, while females show a black front edge with yellow sides, and each wing cover bears a single yellow or red spot at the tip. They live across the United States from Maine down to Florida and west to Michigan and east Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Male pronotums are yellow along the front edge and sides, while female pronotums have a black front edge and yellow sides. Each elytron displays a single yellow or red spot near the tip.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults reach a length of roughly 2.4 to 3.35 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is found in North America, recorded from Maine to Florida and west to Michigan and east Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America, with records spanning from Maine down to Florida and westward to Michigan and east Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana, New York, Maryland, Tennessee.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperaspis_bigeminata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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